Karen Keiser
Senator
· Democrat
· District 33
· most recent term 2023–24
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670
Bills as prime sponsor
146
of those became law
3,615
Bills co-sponsored
20,996
Recorded votes
1.5%
Absent or excused
| Bill | What it does | Prime sponsor | Status | Last action |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| SB 5693 2019–20 |
Agricultural supply chainsRequires certain Washington State retail sellers of agricultural products to make annual disclosures on their websites' homepages about their efforts with respect to their product supply chains to evaluate and address risks of... | Rebecca Saldaña (D-37) | Did not pass Did not pass · stalled on the Senate floor |
Jan 13, 2020 |
| SB 5698 2019–20 |
High hazard facilitiesRequires owners and operators of facilities that are engaged in petroleum refining or petrochemical manufacturing to require their contractors and subcontractors to use a skilled and trained workforce to perform onsite work. | Karen Keiser (D-33) | Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee |
Jan 13, 2020 |
| SB 5704 2019–20 |
Children's ed. savings acct.Creates the Washington Children's Education Savings Program. | Marko Liias (D-21) | Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee |
Jan 13, 2020 |
| SB 5707 2019–20 |
Work without regular paymentMakes any governmental employer that requires an employee to continue to work without regular payment of wages liable to the employee for damages equal to three times the unpaid wages, costs, and reasonable attorneys. | Karen Keiser (D-33) | Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee |
Jan 13, 2020 |
| SB 5709 2019–20 |
American Indian scholarshipsRenames the American Indian Endowed Scholarship to be the Native American Endowed Scholarship. | John McCoy (D-38) | Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee |
Jan 13, 2020 |
| SB 5712 2019–20 |
War on terror monumentEstablishes a legislative work group to study and make recommendations on a monument to honor service members who died in the global war on terror. | Steve Hobbs (D-44) | Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee |
Jan 13, 2020 |
| SB 5715 2019–20 |
Subst use disorder treatmentRequires the Department of Health (DOH) to certify an applicant as a chemical dependency professional (CDP) if they are a licensed professional or experienced agency-affiliated counselor, participate in a 35-hour training,... | Senator (D-46) | Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee |
Jan 13, 2020 |
| SB 5716 2019–20 |
Federal employees/unemployedProvides that a federal government employee is unemployed for purposes of unemployment insurance in any week the employee is not receiving wages due to the government's failure to appropriate funding used to pay the wages,... | Karen Keiser (D-33) | Did not pass Did not pass · passed Senate, stalled in House |
Jan 13, 2020 |
| SB 5719 2019–20 |
Hemp productionRequires the department of agriculture to develop: (1) An agricultural commodity program to replace the industrial hemp research pilot program; (2) A proposal outlining the state's plan for regulating hemp production in... | Bob Hasegawa (D-11) | Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee |
Jan 13, 2020 |
| SB 5728 2019–20 |
Adult family home trainingEstablishes the adult family home training network. | Maureen Walsh (R-16) | Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee |
Jan 13, 2020 |
| SB 5732 2019–20 |
Foundat. public health servsAddresses the governmental public health system which is comprised of the department of health, state board of health, local health jurisdictions, sovereign tribal nations, and Indian health programs. | Kevin Van De Wege (D-24) | Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee |
Jan 13, 2020 |
| SB 5745 2019–20 |
Extreme risk protect. ordersDirects the court to consider relevant evidence regarding a threatened hate crime in determining whether to issue an ERPO. | Marko Liias (D-21) | Did not pass Did not pass · stalled on the Senate floor |
Jan 13, 2020 |
| SB 5752 2019–20 |
NaturopathyAuthorizes a naturopath to: (1) Prescribe and administer legend drugs and controlled substances, contained in schedules III through V of the uniform controlled substances act, as necessary in the practice of naturopathy; and... | Kevin Van De Wege (D-24) | Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee |
Jan 13, 2020 |
| SB 5753 2019–20 |
Subminimum wage/disabilitiesRemoves provisions authorizing the Department of Labor and Industries to issue subminimum wage certificates for persons with disabilities. | Emily Randall (D-26) | Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee |
Jan 13, 2020 |
| SB 5756 2019–20 |
Delegation of inspectionAuthorizes the department of labor and industries to delegate all or part of its duties of inspection to a qualified inspection agency. | Lisa Wellman (D-41) | Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee |
Jan 13, 2020 |
| SB 5765 2019–20 |
Persons transporting freightProvides that a freight broker or forwarder may not be an employer of certain drivers for purposes of industrial insurance. | Patty Kuderer (D-48) | Did not pass Did not pass · passed Senate, stalled in House |
Jan 13, 2020 |
| SB 5766 2019–20 |
Prevailing rate of wagesRequires the industrial statistician to use wage and hour surveys to establish prevailing wages for affordable housing, homeless and domestic violence shelters, and low-income weatherization and home rehabilitation public works. | Steve Conway (D-29) | Did not pass Did not pass · stalled on the Senate floor |
Jan 13, 2020 |
| SB 5773 2019–20 |
Regionalization/Federal WayModifies the regionalization factors used for compensation of the Federal Way school district in the 2017-2019 operating budget. | Claire Wilson (D-30) | Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee |
Jan 13, 2020 |
| SB 5774 2019–20 |
Student debtCreates the Washington Income Share Agreement (ISA) Pilot Program. | Marko Liias (D-21) | Did not pass Did not pass · passed Senate, stalled in House |
Jan 13, 2020 |
| SB 5776 2019–20 |
Office of equityCreates the Washington State Office of Equity (office), effective January 1, 2020. | Manka Dhingra (D-45) | Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee |
Jan 13, 2020 |
| SB 5778 2019–20 |
Transp. planning orgs/tribesRequires a regional transportation planning organization, in order for the organization to be eligible to receive state funds that are appropriated for the organizations, to provide a reasonable opportunity for voting... | Andy Billig (D-3) | Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee |
Jan 13, 2020 |
| SB 5784 2019–20 |
Legislative branch recordsDefines records prepared, owned, used, or retained by the legislative branch as public records. | Jamie Pedersen (D-43) | Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee |
Jan 13, 2020 |
| SB 5793 2019–20 |
Vapor & tobacco taxes/healthCreates the foundational public health account to be funded from a portion of taxes collected on vapor products and cigarettes. | Karen Keiser (D-33) | Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee |
Jan 13, 2020 |
| SB 5794 2019–20 |
Acupuncture & Eastern med.Changes "East Asian medicine" and "East Asian medicine practitioner" to "acupuncture and Eastern medicine" and "acupuncturist and acupuncture and Eastern medicine practitioner." Expands the scope of practice for licensed... | Senator (R-18) | Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee |
Jan 13, 2020 |
| SB 5805 2019–20 |
Afford. care act protectionsCodifies various provisions included in the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act into state law. | Annette Cleveland (D-49) | Did not pass Did not pass · stalled on the Senate floor |
Jan 13, 2020 |
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